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{{Infobox settlement |
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| name = Mehar Taluka |
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| name = Mehar Taluka |
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| native_name = تعلقا ميھڙ |
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| native_name = تعلقا ميھڙ |
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| image_skyline = Mehar720×379.jpg |
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| image_skyline = Mehar720×379.jpg |
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| image_caption = میہڑ |
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| image_caption = میہڑ |
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| image_map = PS-81 Dadu-II (2023).svg |
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| image_map = PS-81 Dadu-II (2023).svg |
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| map_caption = Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red |
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| map_caption = Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red |
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|10|42|N|67|49|25|E|type:adm3rd:PK|display=inline,title}} |
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|subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|Pakistan}}}} |
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| subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|Pakistan}}}} |
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|subdivision_type1 = ] |
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|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sindh}} |
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sindh}} |
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| subdivision_type2 = ] |
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| established_title = Established |
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| established_date = {{Start date and age|1848}} |
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| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner Dadu |
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| leader_name = Jawad Ali Larak |
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| founder = ] |
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| leader_title1 = Constituensy |
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| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner Dadu |
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| leader_name = Jawad Ali Soomro |
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| leader_title1 = Constituensy |
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| leader_name1 = ]<br />] |
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| elevation_min_m = 37 |
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| elevation_m = 43 |
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| population_total = 520,559 |
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| population_total = 520,559 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023census">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Sindh.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=]}}</ref> |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023census"/> |
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| population_as_of = ] |
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| population_density_km2 = 928 |
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| population_density_km2 = 560.95 |
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| area_total_km2 = 928 |
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'''Mehar Taluka''' ({{lang-sd|ميهڙ}} ,{{lang-ur|میہڑ}}) is an administrative subdivision (]) of ] of ] in the ] province of ].<ref name="Mehar ">{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>According to ] Mehar Taluka had 520,559 population. |
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'''Mehar Taluka''' ({{langx|sd|ميهڙ}} ,{{langx|ur|میہڑ}}) is an administrative subdivision (]) of ] of ] in the ] province of ].<ref name="Mehar">{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the ], Mehar Taluka had a population of 520,559. |
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==History== |
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==History== |
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The ], written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:<ref></ref> |
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The ], written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:<ref></ref> |
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"Mehar.- ''Tāluka'' of Lārkāna District, Sindh, Bombay, lying between elev 162ft, with an area of 328 square miles. The population in 1901 was 58,434, compared with 48,320 in 1891. The tāluka contains 64 villages, of which Mehar is the headquarters. The density, 178 persons per square mile, greatly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.8 ]s. The tāluka is irrigated by the Western Nāra and one of its feeders, the stable crop is jowār and rice. Prior to the floods of 1874 Mehar was fertile, but the water has now become brackish and all gardens have perished. Cultivation near the hills on the west depends entirely on rainfall." |
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It was once a taluka in Sindh province’s ] "Mehar.- ''Tāluka'' of Lārkāna District, Sindh, Bombay, lying between elev 162ft, with an area of 328 square miles. The population in 1901 was 58,434, compared with 48,320 in 1891. The tāluka contains 64 villages, of which Mehar is the headquarters. The density, 178 persons per square mile, greatly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.8 ]s. The tāluka is irrigated by the Western Nāra and one of its feeders, the stable crop is jowār and rice. Prior to the floods of 1874 Mehar was fertile, but the water has now become brackish and all gardens have perished. Cultivation near the hills on the west depends entirely on rainfall." |
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== Demographics == |
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|caption = Languages of Mehar Taluka (])<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_11.pdf|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> |
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|label1 = ] |value1 = 99.74 |color1 = gold |
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|label2 = ] |value2 = 0.09 |color2 = darkgreen |
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|label3 = ] |value3 = 0.05 |color3 = darkblue |
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|label4 = ] |value4 = 0.05 |color4 = pink |
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|label5 = ] |value5 = 0.1 |color5 = wheat |
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|label6 = ] |value6 = 0.01 |color6 = aqua |
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|label7 = Others |value7 = 0.02 |color7 = grey |
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According to 2023 Pakistani census there were 519,238 spoke Sindhi, 477 Urdu, 306 Pashto, 264 Brahui, 82 Punjabi, 82 Hindko, 20 Balochi, 5 Saraiki, 1 Kashmiri & 84 others. |
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==Administrative divisions== |
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Mehar ({{lang-sd|ميهڙ}}) ] is administratively subdivided into 15 ].<ref name="Mehar"/> |
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Mehar ({{langx|sd|ميهڙ}}) ] is administratively subdivided into 15 ].<ref name="Mehar"/> |
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===Union Councils=== |
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# Mehar |
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# Balishah(including Village Kothi Khokhar) |
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==Locality== |
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Mehar is a town in ]. It is administrated by the Government of Sindh. It is divided in 15 Union Councils. |
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Mehar is a town in ]. It is administrated by the Government of Sindh. It is divided in 15 Union Councils. The politics of the area mostly remains in the hands of feudal families of Jatois and Butts. It is the hometown of Former ] ] and provincial Minister ]. |
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The politics of the area mostly remains in the hands of feudal families of Jatois and Butts. It is the hometown of Former ] ] and provincial Minister ] |
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According to 2023 Pakistani census there were 519,238 spoke Sindhi, 477 Urdu, 306 Pashto, 264 Brahui, 82 Punjabi, 82 Hindko, 20 Balochi, 5 Saraiki, 1 Kashmiri & 84 others.
میہڑ.svg)
Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red
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